Prevalence, transmission and intensity of infection by a microsporidian sex ratio distorter in natural Gammarus duebeni populations

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-236

  Dunn, A M ^a   Hatcher, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

microsporidian; parasite burden; sex ratio distorter; transovarial transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROSPORUM; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030897408     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008475     Document Type: Article

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